So it appears OPG is now adding a Grand National catalog to it's lineup. This is actually a major step in the commitment and longevity of available reproduction parts for the G-body. Problem is that just helps one small segment of the G-Body population.
The car world has been slow and reluctant to truly accept G-Body's as classic cars, we all know that. So in return the car world has latched strongly onto the Grand Nationals and especially the GNX because "it's the fastest one". It makes for great bragging rights.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the Grand National. But I don't think by itself it nearly tells the story of the G-body and why they are such enjoyable cars. The Grand National is just one chapter. Is driving a Monte SS with a 350 really that different to drive from a GN? Can you just write off how absolutely smooth so many models the G-Body Cutlass were? Or the Grand Prix and the 2+2? So many different G-Body's expressed so many different characteristics.
I love the GN but it just seems like a car that is getting sold from owner to owner via auction and never driven and enjoyed.
The car world has been slow and reluctant to truly accept G-Body's as classic cars, we all know that. So in return the car world has latched strongly onto the Grand Nationals and especially the GNX because "it's the fastest one". It makes for great bragging rights.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the Grand National. But I don't think by itself it nearly tells the story of the G-body and why they are such enjoyable cars. The Grand National is just one chapter. Is driving a Monte SS with a 350 really that different to drive from a GN? Can you just write off how absolutely smooth so many models the G-Body Cutlass were? Or the Grand Prix and the 2+2? So many different G-Body's expressed so many different characteristics.
I love the GN but it just seems like a car that is getting sold from owner to owner via auction and never driven and enjoyed.